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UNICEF in West and Central Africa
West and Central Africa is home to 403 million people – half of them children. Learn how we are supporting children across the region to reach their full potential.
WHAT WE DO
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#Changemakers
They’re not presidents and policymakers; they’re not rich and famous…
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Report
Generation 2030: Africa
Prioritizing investments in children to reap the demographic dividend
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The Africa WE Want
African youth share their vision of the Africa THEY want
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Emergency alert
Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The latest information on the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and the response of the government, UNICEF and their partners
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Emergency alert
Conflict in the Kasaï, DRC
Children in Kasaï, DR Congo, have come under attack at a shocking scale
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Photo Essay
Dads in the delivery room
The first 1,000 days of children’s lives are the most significant for their growth and development. Fathers play a critical role in this process.
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Photo Essay
Providing life saving vaccine to children using mobile phone
How Côte d’Ivoire used mobile money to provide life saving vaccines to 13 million children.
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Press release
Father’s Day
In honor of June Father’s Day commemorations around the world, UNICEF launches parenting site to bring fathers together to share experiences of parenthood
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Blog post
Returnees mothers from CAR stepping up for their children
UNICEF and its partners are scaling up high-impact nutrition interventions and expects to treat 193,000 children suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition
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Photo Essay
Tackling malnutrition
Little Mohammed is one of the more than 440,000 children in northeast Nigeria suffering from severe acute malnutrition
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Press release
08 June 2018
Migrant children expelled to Niger in growing numbers as Europe and North Africa tighten borders
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Photo Essay
Returnees mothers from CAR stepping up for their children
7,000 Central African Republic returnees live in the site of Djako, in Southern Chad where the level of severe acute malnutrition is particularly high.
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Press release
29 May 2018
Children in Mali bear heaviest brunt of conflict as security situation worsens
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Press release
14 May 2018
770,000 children under five suffering from acute malnutrition in Kasai region of Democratic Republic of the Congo
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